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Sonic is planning a token generation event (TGE) to coincide with its impending mainnet launch. The TGE is taking place today, but the full mainnet launch won’t come until February 10. This news comes from an exclusive press release shared with BeInCrypto. Sonic Creates TGE For Mainnet Launch Sonic, a Solana-based gaming virtual machine (SVM), has been teasing both this TGE and mainnet launch for some time. The company rebranded from Fantom in August and wished to distinguish Sonic with new products. In September, its testnet went live, and the firm repeatedly hyped the full launch in the ensuing months.…

The hopes for a lightning-speed establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin reserve were high. However, it is the stablecoins regulation that becomes a dominant narrative in the high-profile crypto discussions. While the government is working on the legal framework, not everyone in the crypto community understands well how they can capitalize off stablecoins. The U.S. is not going to develop a local CBDC, but the officials are already working on the regulation of the stablecoins pegged to the American dollar. On Feb. 6, 2025, Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill and Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman Bryan…

The crypto and NFT gaming space is busier than ever lately, what with prominent games starting to release, token airdrops piling up, and a seemingly constant array of other things happening at all times. It’s a lot to take in! Luckily, Decrypt’s GG is all over it. And if you need a quick way to get caught up on the latest moves around crypto video games, we’re happy to present This Week in Crypto Games. Our weekend roundup serves up the biggest news from the past week, along with a few other tidbits you might have missed. We also showcase…

Arkreen aims to introduce a transition to bring clean energy to Pakistan, launching the first Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant Miner in the country. This initiative is part of the platform’s Community Solar Program, striving to utilize Pakistan’s abundant solar resources. This advancement leverages 9.5 hours of sunlight to adopt resourced energy. This demand consumes over 530 MW of solar capacity which is merged into the grid, expanding its reach. In the sector, it is a remarkable step forward for innovative advancement. We’re excited to announce that our FIRST CSP Plant Miner in Pakistan is coming soon! 🇵🇰 This marks…

Bhutan holds 13029 Bitcoin worth $780 million powered by eco-friendly hydropower mining from early 2023. Bhutan ranks fifth in global government Bitcoin holdings after the United States China and the United Kingdom. Bhutan’s Bitcoin mining strategy contrasts with El Salvador’s approach of using it as a legal tender and reserve. Bhutan is now the fifth largest sovereign Bitcoin holder. Overall, the country has 13,029 BTC worth approximately $780 million. This amount is bigger than El Salvador’s holdings, known for its crypto adoption. FUN FACT: 🇧🇹 Bhutan, the small Himalayan kingdom famed for measuring “Gross National Happiness,” has quietly become the…

This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Before “AI” came to be synonymous with “agents,” there were far humbler AI projects with functional use cases. Grass was one such DePIN project on Solana. The Grass elevator pitch: Big Tech bad because it scrapes your data on the internet for their profit, Grass good because you can now use it to activate your idle internet bandwidth to sell that access. Rather than buying it from Big Tech, AI companies (or businesses that find it useful to track media sentiment) that want your textual data can…

Trump’s Crypto Czar David Sacks hints at an upcoming announcement related to digital assets. The SEC, CFTC, and Presidential Working Group collaborate to streamline crypto regulations. Industry executives and policymakers will discuss regulations on tokenized assets, staking at CFTC forum. President Trump’s Crypto Czar David Sacks, who oversees artificial intelligence and digital assets policy in the Trump administration, has Disclosed upcoming major announcements. This came in response to the Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett who recently brought out the insider news of ongoing inter-agency meetings. So, What could be coming next? David Sack: Something Big is Coming! In a recent…

According to the betting site Polymarket, Bitcoin is projected to reach new all-time highs above 108,000 dollars in 2025. Investors firmly believe that the cryptocurrency will surpass its ATH within the first six months of the year, subsequently entering a phase of price discovery. Let’s see everything in detail below. Bitcoin aims for new all-time highs in 2025: watch out for these price levels The Polymarket forecasts on Bitcoin’s ATH in 2025 Attention to the Bitcoin forecasts of the Deribit options market Bitcoin aims for new all-time highs in 2025: watch out for these price levels Bitcoin opened 2025 with…

A new amendment has been activated on XRP Ledger: NFTokenMintOffer, sparking excitement in the XRP community. Amendments indicate new features or changes to transaction processing. The amendment system employs the consensus method to ratify any changes that affect transaction processing on XRP Ledger. Fully functional transaction process changes are offered as amendments, and validators vote on them. If an amendment achieves more than 80% approval for two weeks, it passes and the change is permanent for all subsequent ledger versions. NFTokenMintOffer amendment got activated on the XRP Ledger.This amendment combines minting and offer creation in one transaction. Made to improve…

Arbitrum, the largest layer-2 network on top of Ethereum, has awarded its biggest-ever developer grant to Lotte Group, the multibillion-dollar South Korean conglomerate known for its vast portfolio of shopping malls, media companies and entertainment properties. According to Offchain Labs, the developer behind Arbitrum, the grant cements Arbitrum as the main blockchain infrastructure provider for Caliverse, Lotte’s metaverse gaming platform. Offchain Labs shared the news at CES 2025, the technology tradeshow happening this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. A representative for the company declined to disclose the exact size of the grant “at this stage.” It was technically awarded by…